Combination sawhorse, scaffold support and table

ABSTRACT

A combination saw horse, scaffold support and table including a false removable top element for the upper beam of the saw horse, horizontal braces for the leg elements provided with inverted channel cappings as a metal scaffold support means, and a demountable table top for the top beam.

United States Patent Brzykcy [54] COMBINATION SAWHORSE,

SCAFFOLD SUPPORT AND TABLE [72] Inventor: Jerome J. Brzykcy, 10323 W. Woodward Avenue, Wauwatosa, Wis. 53222 [22] Filed: March 4,1971

[21] App1.No.: 120,810

[52] US. Cl ..l82/28, 182/186 [51] Int. Cl. ..A47b 37/00 [58] Field of Search..,.....182/28, 129, 186, 185, 184,

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,672,502 6/1928 Roth ..182/185 [451 Oct. 10, 1972 934,736 9/1909 Koch ..182/1 81 875,269 12/1907 Inman 182/1 81 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 6,117 3/1898 Norway ..182/183 274,581 4/1967 Australia 182/1 82 Primary Examiner-Reinaldo P. Machado Attorney-Gerald P. Welch [57] ABSTRACT A combination saw horse, scaffold support and table including a false removable top element for the upper beam of the saw horse, horizontal braces for the leg elements provided with inverted channel cappings as a metal scaffold support means, and a demountable table top for the top beam.

1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figures COMBINATION SAWIIORSE, SCAFFOLD SUPPORT AND TABLE BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The saw horse is provided with a replaceable beam cap coextensive with its top beam which is thus protected from saw cuts and other injuries. The saw horse has a pair of horizontal longitudinal braces connecting its leg elements, the said braces being provided with coextensive metal cappings in inverted channel form as a base for scaffold planks. A table top is provided for longitudinal placement on the top beam which has foldable leg elements securable in turn to bolts in the saw horse legs. The foldable legs are held by magnet means against the underside of the table top for storage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is view in perspective from above showing a sawhorse embodying the invention with the false or buffer top beam in exploded position.

FIG. 2 is a side view partly in elevation and partly in section showing the table top engaged on the top beam of the sawhorse.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The sawhorse is topped by a horizontal beam 11 supported at each end by conventional inclined legs 12, 13, 14 and 15. A pair of horizontal braces 16 and 17 are spaced from the floor surface and connect the legs between the end pairs 12 and 13, and 14 and 15. The outer faces 18, (not shown) and 19 are bevelled to fit flush against the leg inner surfaces with the result that the top surfaces 20 and 21 of the braces 16 and 17 are exactly horizontal, and are capped by the elongated inverted metal channels 22 and 23.

As shown in FIG. 1 an elongated cap 24 has subjoined dowels 25 and 26 to engage the bores at 27 and 28 of the top beam 11. The cap 24 may easily be replaced when it is damaged in use by saw cuts or the like.

A pair of the saw horses may be appropriately spaced and a plurality of planks may be rested by their opposite ends on the inverted channels 22 and 23, to serve as a scaffold for ceiling work or the like.

In FIG. 2, one end of a table top construction is shown. The table top 30 is adapted to rest longitudinally of the beam 11 and is rectangular in shape. It is held in place by four folding elements 31, one of which is illustrated in FIG. 2. When the table top 30 is not in use the elements 31 may be folded against the under side 32 and held in place by magnet means 33 on the elements 31 and magnets 34 on said under side 32. It will be understood that the elements 31 could be so constructed that the table top 30could be placed over the cap 24.

The lower ends of the folding elements 31 engage over the bolts 35 and are releasably secured by the wing nuts 36 when the table top is in place, resulting in a very solid table structure.

The legs 12, l3, l4 and 15 are connected to the beam 11 by the inside hinges 37, and the legs are stabilized by the folding braces 38 at each end of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A sawhorse hinged foldable legs thereon, foldable braces on said legs connecting the pair at each end of the device to limit the spread of the legs in set-up arrangement, a rectangular table top which may be longitudinally disposed on the top beam of the sawhorse, a foldable trapezoidal leg element hinged to the under surface of the table top under each corner thereof, a bolt horizontally disposed in each sawhorse leg, each trapezoidal leg having an aperture adjacent its free end adapted to engage over one of said bolts, and wing nut means for releasably engaging the trapezoidal legs and the attached table top longitudinally on the top beam of said sawhorse, and magnet means on the under surface of the table top engageable with similar magnet means on the free ends of said trapesoidal legs for retaining the latter in folded position against the table top underside during storage of the latter.

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1. A sawhorse hinged foldable legs thereon, foldable braces on said legs connecting the pair at each end of the device to limit the spread of the legs in set-up arrangement, a rectangular table top which may be longitudinallY disposed on the top beam of the sawhorse, a foldable trapezoidal leg element hinged to the under surface of the table top under each corner thereof, a bolt horizontally disposed in each sawhorse leg, each trapezoidal leg having an aperture adjacent its free end adapted to engage over one of said bolts, and wing nut means for releasably engaging the trapezoidal legs and the attached table top longitudinally on the top beam of said sawhorse, and magnet means on the under surface of the table top engageable with similar magnet means on the free ends of said trapesoidal legs for retaining the latter in folded position against the table top underside during storage of the latter. 